Kisumu - Lake Victoria, Kenya

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe, The Eye of the Rhino, Nalubaale, Sango, or Lolwe) is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to visit this lake.
With a surface area of 26,600 sq mi, Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, and it is the largest tropical lake in the world. Lake Victoria is the world's second largest freshwater lake by surface area (Only Lake Superior in North America is larger.)
Lake Victoria, which is twice the size of Wales, forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The lake is the heart of the African continent, the source of its mightiest river, the Nile. In the 19th century the riddle of the Nile was one of the great enigmas of African exploration. After many expeditions failed, John Hanning Speke finally reached these shores in 1858. The Nile flows northwards, carrying the waters of Nyanza to Egypt and beyond into the Mediterranean.

Attractions and Activities
Fishing: Troll for enormous Nile perch along the shores and in the shallow waters of Lake Victoria, or cast for tilapia at sunset from the jetty.
Boat rides: Traditional excursions in a boat on the Lake.
Bird watching: Various walking trails or boat excursions along the lake shore for bird watching (Black headed gonolek, Double toothed barbet)
Culture: Visits to nearby local villages and school.
Water sports: Waterskiing, water sports and swimming either in the lake or pool
Active: Trail walking or jogging on Island paths, visit prehistoric cave paintings

How to Get There
By Air: Scheduled flights daily from Nairobi to Kisumu on Kenya Airways (45 minutes). Road transfer to lodge
By Road: Approximately 6 hours’ drive from Nairobi.